The time you reach junior high is the time most people get self conscious. It might be because your body is changing or because kids are mean or maybe both. To avoid bullies, it is best to look and smell clean. You don’t want to give them any bullets to use against you. You can’t change your looks (yet) but you can shower everyday and wear good deodorant.

Using deodorant is important unless you want to be known as smelly. It’s the worst and most embarrassing of name calling. Then again, “skid marks” is worse but that’s another topic. I suggest get your kid to wear deodorant at the onset of puberty or slightly earlier if he/she is predisposed. Deodorants are cheap, being called smelly will last a lifetime.